All relied on the tiny Holy Trinity Greek Othodox Church at 2 Hubbel Ave. for spiritual guidance.

Now, with the church closed and the parish about to be absorbed, members donated $50,000 of the Holy Trinity's assets to the Valley Community Foundation Inc. as a show of thanks for the way the Valley accepted Greek immigrants and helped them assimilate into the community.

"This is a way for us to perpetuate our church's legacy," said Valentine Lott, the parish council secretary who works in the technology department at People's United Bank, Bridgeport.

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